"This is a unanimous decision from a conservative bench,' says Evans. "We are delighted."
"What this means for workers is that if they are re-instated they will have a job and not simply be paid to 'go away'."
Friday, April 29, 2005
No Rubber Stamp High Court!
The reinstatement of a union activist by the High Court has added to union confidence that the country’s top judges will not simply rubber stamp Howard Government industrial attacks on workers.
General Staff Union condemns anti-democratic, anti-education IR changes
Changes announced today are just a subterfuge for anti-democratic controls over universities, cost cutting and disenfranchisement and depowerment of the workforce.
"What they have been unable to do by persuasion they are now trying by coercion. They are eliminating choice", says Mr Cahill.
"Their long term aim is to reduce labour costs through reduced wages and lesser conditions.
"The claim they want more flexibility for university managers. The sort of flexibility they are promoting will increase staff turnover and decrease staff morale. Neither outcomes are good for education.
"No university management or council and no university staff body has asked for any of these changes. Nelson and Andrews think they know what's best for universities, and that the experienced people do not.
Security, funding crucial for Sudan/Chad
Security, basic living conditions and funding are among the top concerns of the UN refugee agency in Sudan and Chad, said Acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin after returning from a five-day trip to the region. "The conditions are very bad there, sometimes even worse than in Darfur, and certainly worse than in Chad,'' she noted. "What really disturbed us is that 13,000 houses have recently been destroyed there, affecting 17,000 families."
Thousands of students march in Sydney
Thousands of protesters marched down Sydney's Broadway yesterday as part of a national campaign against axing compulsory student unionism.The abolition of these compulsory fees is one of a raft of changes the government has vowed to push through the Senate when it takes control of the upper house in July.
International Workers’ Memorial Day
"International Workers' Memorial Day is commemorated worldwide to remember the 1.3 million workers who are killed on the job each year - that's 3,300 per day and nearly double the number of deaths caused by war," said CFMEU Construction National Secretary John Sutton. "More than 2,000 Australians lose their lives in a workplace accident or through work-related disease each year - that's more than the road toll of 1700 deaths per year. And the construction industry ranks as one of Australia's most dangerous industries, with an average 50 deaths each year on construction jobs."
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